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HEC updates committee on direct admissions, co‑requisites and transfer reform; lawmakers urge faster progress
Summary
The Higher Education Coordinating Commission reported work on direct admissions and co‑requisite models and outlined progress under Senate Bill 233 on transfer policy — but committee members pressed for faster, better‑funded implementation.
The Education Subcommittee heard April 3 that the Higher Education Coordinating Commission is advancing multiple initiatives to smooth students’ transitions from high school to college and between community colleges and universities, but it lacks dedicated funding for some initiatives and members expressed frustration at the pace of transfer reform.
Ben Cannon, executive director of the commission, briefed the panel on several pathway initiatives the commission is leading or overseeing. He described direct admissions, a program required by Senate Bill 1552 that aims to provide automatic admission offers to qualifying Oregon high‑school graduates at public colleges and universities without a separate application. Cannon said pilots are…
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